This section of the web site provides strategies for dealing with the variety of challenges you may face in your instruction when deaf and hard-of-hearing students take your course.

Finding Material

We’ve organized the material on this web site into short, readable sections with names like “First Day of Class,” “Attention,” and “Calling on Students.” As you seek information about challenges you face centering on deaf and hard-of-hearing students look for words in the four columns above that match your particular situation.

Think of the topics above like a large collection of suggestions that can help you in the teaching/learning process with your deaf and hard-of-hearing students. The material is here for your exploration. Under each topic you’ll find material organized into challenges and accompanying strategies. You’ll also find links to related topics in the collection, as well as occasional video segments that help to clarify the issue.

In addition there are occasional handouts. These are provided for your use, and are provided in a format that will allow you to open those files, modify them as needed, and they distribute them to your students. For example there is a handout with communication interaction rules for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing students when working together in groups.

Feedback

We’re always interested in knowing what you think. If you don’t find a topic that relates to the issue you face, or if the material is not helpful (or even if it is), please click the “Contact Us” link at the bottom of the page and send us email. We’ll help if we can.